B. Riley Issues Pessimistic Forecast for FBRT Earnings

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:FBRT) – Stock analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q3 2025 EPS estimates for Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research note issued to investors on Monday, July 14th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.29 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.32. The consensus estimate for Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s current full-year earnings is $1.41 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.74 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.28 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. JMP Securities reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating and set a $15.00 target price on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. Jones Trading lowered their price target on shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 29th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $15.30.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Trading Up 1.2%

Shares of FBRT stock opened at $10.88 on Tuesday. Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a 1 year low of $10.50 and a 1 year high of $14.12. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $11.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $11.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $894.03 million, a P/E ratio of 15.99 and a beta of 1.04. The company has a current ratio of 77.38, a quick ratio of 77.38 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.19.

Franklin BSP Realty Trust Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, July 10th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 30th were issued a $0.355 dividend. This represents a $1.42 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.06%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 30th. Franklin BSP Realty Trust’s payout ratio is 208.82%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in FBRT. Quarry LP bought a new stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the 4th quarter worth about $32,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division bought a new stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. AlphaQuest LLC bought a new stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth about $32,000. Tortoise Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust in the 1st quarter worth about $39,000. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC grew its holdings in shares of Franklin BSP Realty Trust by 1,683.5% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 4,637 shares of the company’s stock worth $59,000 after purchasing an additional 4,377 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 59.87% of the company’s stock.

About Franklin BSP Realty Trust

Benefit Street Partners operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). BSP earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) or Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) (together, the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs)), or by an agency of the federal government, Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae).